The effect of a parenteral ivermectin/closantel injection on the growth and reproductive development of early immature Fasciola hepatica in cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 78-90

  Hanna, R E B ^a   Cromie, L ^b   Taylor, S M ^c   Couper, A ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Norbrook Laboratories Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Vetpar Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Closantel; Egg viability; Fasciola hepatica; Histology; Impaired reproductive development; Stunting effect

Indexed keywords

CLOSANTEL; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CATTLE; CELL TYPE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; HATCHING; HISTOLOGY; INCUBATION TIME; LIVER PARENCHYMA; METABOLIC INHIBITION; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; OVARY CELL; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE MIGRATION; POPULATION SIZE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPERMATOGONIUM; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEM CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMATODE; UTERUS; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; VITELLOGENESIS; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; IVERMECTIN; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OVARY; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SALICYLANILIDES; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA HEPATICA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; VITELLARIA;

EID: 33750059200     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.06.025     Document Type: Article

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